The songwriting contest theme for 2015 is changing times
Songwriters are invited to submit their entries for the song writing contest. A preliminary screening will be done by a committee who will select the top ten entries, plus alternates in case any of the top ten are not able to attend the festival. The top ten will perform their entries on Saturday on the West Stage at 5:00 PM. The winner and runners-up will be selected at that time. The first-place winner also will perform during the Saturday Evening Concert.
The 10 finalists for 2015 (listed alphabetically) and their song titles, are:
- Ron Dalton - Easy Come
- Nancy K Dillon - Rest Assured
- Mia Edsall - Changing Times
- Steff Kayser - When Love is All that's Left
- Robyn Landis - Because They Walked Before
- James Nason - Changing Times
- Tai Shan - No Stranger than Life
- Dan Weber - Oh Woody
- Thaddeus Spae - Good Times is Bad Times (For the Blues)
- Fae Wiedenhueft - Bittersweet Rubbish
The three alternates, in order, are:
- Stanislove - Talking Election 2012
- Jaspar Lepak - Chasing Ground
- Marilyn Rucker - Venice is Sinking